Wind-shield cleaners.



H. R. MANSFIELD.

WIND SHIELD CLEANER. APPLICATION FlLED JULY I5. 1916,

1,241,644. Patented ()ct. 2,1917.

UNITED s'rA'rEs PATENT ornrcn. A

HARRY R. MANSFIELD, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO RACINE HANDY MANU- FACTURING COMFANY, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

WIND-SHIELD- cLEAnEr To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY It. MANSFIELD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city ofRaoine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wind-Shield Cleaners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,-which form a part of this specification.

In cold, rainy or foggy weather automobile drivers experience considerable trouble due to the fact that the glass of .the wind shield becomes frosted or covered with moisture thus obstructing the vision of the driver. This difficulty very often results in serious accidents causing damage to the automobile and injury to theoccupants of the car.

This invention relates to an improved) wind shield cleaner for an automobile adapted to readily fit over the horizontal uppercross bar of a wind shield frame, and having rubber covered arms to press against both surfaces of the glass of the wind shield, and provided with an inwardly directed handle for moving the cleaner laterally across the wind shield, the rubber covered arms or squeegees simultaneously cleaning both sur..

. faces of the wind shield glass.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to construct a wind shield cleaner comprising spring controlled rubber covered arms adapted to press against the surfaces of the wind shield glass and to be moved across said surfaces by means of a handle integral with one of said arms and disposed conveniently for actuation by the driver of the car.

It is finally an object of this invention to construct a wind shield cleaner consisting of a few parts and adapted to be m'ovably mounted on a wind shield to clean both surfaces of the glass simultaneously.

The invention (in a preferred form)- is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully describe In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a fragmentary interioriview of an upper corner of a wind shieldgliaving mounted thereon a wind shieldcleaner embodying the principles of my invention.

Fig-2, is alateral vertical section of the 'manner. Removably mounted 2, is a wind shield cleaner embodying the I respective inner or middle upper portion of a wind shield showing a I side elevational view of the evice with parts inopen position as the device is mounted on the wind shield.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on Fig. 1.-

Fig. 4 is a'section taken on "line 4-4 of Fig. 3, with parts shown in elevation and with the wind shield omitted.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55, of Fig. 4, and showing a section of the rubber covering of part of one of the members of the device. I;

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 1, represents "the horizontal member of the upper half 2, of a wind shield frame of an automobile, said upper half of the frame 2, havinga plate of glass 3, mounted therein inany suitable on the frame line 3-3 of principles of this invention and comprising a pair of outer parallel metal arms 4, the upper ends of each thereof bent'to afiord hooks or curved tegrally connecte to one another by a cross-bar. 6, thus permitting said arms,

Hortions 5, which are in-.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Application filed July 15, 1916. Serial No. 109,447. I

hooks and cross-bar to be formed from a,

single rod or heavy w'ire.

Slipped over each of the arms" and its hook 5, is a rubber casing or tube 7 the upper end of which terminates a short distance from the end of the hook 5, above the cross bar 6, and the lower end being practically flush with the lower end of.the arm though not necessarily so. A metal plate is secured tothe cross-bar 6, to form a short tube like member 8, having portions cut therefrom to afford an integral centrally disposed'hook or hanger 9. A unitary piece of metal rod or heavy wire is bent at approximately its center to form a 100 10,

'from' and then downwardly and upwardly to fo'rm a handle 11, while the other end of saidrod is slightly bent out of the plane of saidloop 10, and -1s left straight to form an arm which is covered by or tube 12. A spring wire a rubber casin the loop 10, and around is bent aroun 'both ends of the tube 8, to afford a double the ends of which are secured to spring 13,

5, a short distance above the the loops bent around and rigidly and one end of said rod at one side 0 said cross-bar 6, to cause 'tensioning' of said spring when said middle arm is pulled away from the arms 4 by means of the handle 11. v a

The operation is as follows:

When the wind shield cleaner is not mounted on a wind shield the action of the double spring 13, tends to thrust themiddle arm, and the handle 11, between the arms and extending therebeyond at an angle. When it becomes necessary to mount the cleaner upon the wind shield, this may be done by opening the device to a position as shown in Fig. 2. The arms covered with the tubes 7, may then be slipped over the horizontal portion 1, of the wind shield frame until the hook portions 5, engage around the top rail 1, of the frame, in which position the handle 11, may be released allowing the spring 18, which has been tensioned by the separation of the parts to thrust the middle arm, and the arms against the rear and front surfaces respectively of the wind shield glass 8, as shown in Fig. 3. By gripping the handle 11, and exerting alateral force thereon the wind shield cleaner may be moved across the wind ples of this invention and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

7 I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described. for

aancaa cleaning an automobile wind shield, a pair- .of parallel arms, a hook formed on the upper end of each of said arms, a cross bar connecting the ends of said hooks, a hanger secured on-saidcross bar, a loop engaged on said hanger, a middle 'arm integral with one side of said loop, a handle tor actuating the device integral with the; other side of said loop, rubber tubes on said arms, and a spring engaging said loop and coiled around each end of said cross ear with the ends of said spring secured to said hooks.

2. In a. device of the class described, unitary means comprising parallel rubber covered arms, a hook formed on the upper end of each of said arms, and a crossbar connecting said hooks, a hanger secured to said cross bar, a second unitary means comprising a loop for engaging said hanger, a rubber covered arm, and a handle, and a springengaging both of said unitary means and said hanger, to hold said arms pres ed against the surijaces of the glass of a wind shield to permit imultaneous cleaning of said surfaces when said device .is moved I across the wind shield by said handle.

3. A wind shield cleaner comprising a plurality of arms, a hoop formed at the upper end of each arm, a rubber tube investing each arm and hook, a cross bar con necting the hooked ends of the arms, an arm pivoted to said bar, a coiled-spring secured on the car acting to draw the pivoted arm toward the first named arms and a handle for actuating the cleaner.

In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

HARRY lt. MANSFEELJ,

Witnesses:

7 Wrrmarr "H. F. View, ERNEST LEE PARKER. 

